に比べて (ni kurabete)

JLPT N3 Grammar List

compared to, in comparison to .

Formations

Noun + に比べて/に比べると/に比べれば/に比べ

Examples

今日は昨日に比べて寒かったです。
Kyō wa kinō ni kurabete samukattadesu.
It was cold today compared to yesterday.

兄に比べて、彼はそんなに背が高くありません。
Ani ni kurabete, kare wa son’nani se ga takaku arimasen.
Compared with his brother, he is not so tall.

地球は太陽に比べて小さいです。
Chikyū wa taiyō ni kurabete chīsaidesu.
The earth is small in comparison with the sun.